Production Supervisor

Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (fully on-premises position)

Experience: 3+ years

Company Overview:

Skygauge has reinvented the drone to perform work not possible with drones today. Our drone conducts ultrasonic thickness tests from the air. The Skygauge performs inspections 5-10x faster while workers remain safely on the ground. Our unique thrust vectoring technology is being applied to other applications like painting, cleaning, sanding, and more.

Job Summary:

This is a full-time on-site Production Supervisor role located at our HQ in Hamilton. At Skygauge, you will build and repair drones with a small team, verify product quality, and improve production processes. You will be responsible for maintaining a Six Sigma program for process improvement, collaborating with the R&D team, and organizing the production team.

About You:

You are ready and willing to work in a start-up environment. You are a high-performance, motivated, and self-directed individual. You are confident in your skills, communicate well, and are able to quickly learn new skills as they are needed. You know how to ask for help, use your resources, and work ruthlessly as a problem solver to get to your goal.

Required Skills:

• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Excellent electromechanical and fine assembly skills.
• Strong safety mindset and process-orientation.
• 3+ years of production experience for electromechanical products.
• Experience in organizing small teams.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma knowledge.
• Understanding of KPI reports.

Preferred Skills:

• Aerospace or drone industry experience.
• Experience with robotics hardware principles, assembly, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with inventory management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe and effective production floor.
• Produce new drones.
• Repair damaged drones.
• Schedule drone production and repairs based on demand.
• Generate equipment status and repair reports.
• Train and supervise production staff.
• Document and oversee processes and work instructions.
• Ensure, monitor, and enhance product quality.
• Collaborate with R&D for product iterations.
• Identify cost reduction and process improvement opportunities.
• Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements.

Other Requirements:

• Valid driver's license.
• Willing to work in-person with our team at the Skygauge HQ.